Travel budget and cost of living in Costa Rica how much does a trip cost?

Are you planning to go to Costa Rica and need to budget for your trip? On this page you can see sample prices. This enables you to get to grips with actual prices and the cost of living in Costa Rica. Then, why not use our free tool to calculate your Costa Rica travel budget.

Travel budget in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: calculate your travel budget

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Costa Rica: sample budgets by traveller type

These example budgets assume a 2-week holiday in Costa Rica for 2 people.

Low budget (backpacker)

Daily budget:

$ 36 for 2 ppl.

$ 15 per person

$ 3.3 per person

Free activities

Total budget:

$ 984*(529032 CRC)

Average budget (traveller)

Daily budget:

$ 96 for 2 ppl.

$ 26 per person

$ 9.1 per person

$ 5.9 per person

Total budget:

$ 2462*(1324596 CRC)

High budget (tourist)

Daily budget:

$ 210 for 2 ppl.

$ 39 per person

$ 21 per person

$ 12 per person

Total budget:

$ 4904*(2638370 CRC)

* Estimated local budget for 2 people for 2 weeks. This represents an average across the country (budget may vary depending on the city or region visited).

Cost of living in Costa Rica in 2019

Cost of living: Costa Rica VS United States

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On average, the cost of living in Costa Rica in 2019 is essentially the same as in United States

The graphic below shows the percentage of variation between prices in Costa Rica in 2019 and United States by types of expenses:

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